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  • 9/11 memorial to be dedicated at arboretum

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer 9/11 memorial to be dedicated at arboretum By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The township will dedicate its 9/11 memorial at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 in the municipal arboretum in front of town hall, Route 522. Manalapan residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks on America that day will…

  • Residents express concern with Robertsville Road plan

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Residents express concern with Robertsville Road plan By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee meeting room was full on Aug. 26, with residents who could not find seats electing to stand in the back of the room. Many of those in attendance were members of a new…

  • Scouts fund-raiser a success

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts Inc. held its 12th annual Girl Scout Golf Classic at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan and raised more than $35,000 to benefit programs offered to local girls in Monmouth and northern Ocean counties. "All of us at Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts are extremely pleased with the success of…

  • Summer tradition gives kids chance to run ‘big business’

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Summer tradition gives kids chance to run ‘big business’ By clare MARie celano Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Freehold Borough officers Chris Otlowski (l) and Kevin Werner stop and take a cool break with some lemonade offered by area children on Park Avenue. Making the sale (l-r) are Melissa Palmer,…

  • Students’ lemonade efforts help to sponsor good cause

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Students’ lemonade efforts help to sponsor good cause By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Sadie Ritchie, who teaches in the Freehold Township School District, was not expecting her daughter’s class to sponsor her in a walk for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, but that’s exactly what the children did. When…

  • Young actors hone stage skills at Catskills camp

    Correspondent by stephanie gerhard Young actors hone stage skills at Catskills camp Megan Vaccaro MANALAPAN — A tranquil place in New York state’s Catskill Mountains is the setting for Stagedoor Manor, where campers from ages 8-19 gather together to hone their acting skills and enjoy a summer of opportunity, accomplishment, lasting friendships and fun. This…

  • State urged to address tax reform

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer State urged to address tax reform By dave benjamin Staff Writer State urged to address tax reform By dave benjamin Staff Writer Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education members are sending a message to the state Legislature. At the Aug. 18 board meeting, a resolution supporting a special session…

  • Dreams of success die with immigrant

    Mexican citizen hopedto earn enough to returnhome and buy a farm By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Dreams of success die with immigrant Mexican citizen hoped to earn enough to return home and buy a farm By clare marie celano Staff Writer In happier times in Mexico, Fulgencio Sosa Cortes lived with his wife, Eneida, and…

  • Planners ticked trees were cut before approval

    Shade tree committeeexpected to recommendcourse of action to town By dave benjaminStaff Writer Planners ticked trees were cut before approval Shade tree committee expected to recommend course of action to town By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A developer could face fines of up to $171,000 for cutting down trees from a development site…